{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/457",
  "legislation_title": "The Debt Relief Orders (Designation of Competent Authorities) Regulations 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/debt-relief-orders-designation-of-competent-authorities-regulations-2009",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Fit and proper body",
  "text": "(1) A body may not be designated a competent authority unless it is a fit and proper body to act as such.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), a body is not a fit and proper body qualified to act as a competent authority if it—\n(a) has committed any offence under any enactment contained in insolvency legislation;\n(b) has engaged in any deceitful or oppressive or otherwise unfair or improper practices, whether unlawful or not, or any practices which otherwise cast doubt upon the probity of the body; or\n(c) has not carried on its activities with integrity and the skills appropriate to the proper performance of the duties of—\n(i) a body which purports to ensure the provision of, or to provide, debt management or debt counselling services to the public, or\n(ii) a competent authority; or\n(d) has entered into a company voluntary arrangement under Part 1 of the Act.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 5 in force at 6.4.2009, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/457/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:16:50.236224+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}